Malaysia and Australia sign joint energy security statement and halal red meat MoU while calling for de-escalation in West Asia BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH PUTRAJAYA, 16 April 2026 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese today sealed a joint statement on energy security, pledging closer consultation and…
One of the region’s foremost voices on US-China relations and Southeast Asian geopolitics says the region faces a twin vulnerability energy import dependence and trade route disruption while dismissing ASEAN as an organisation incapable of delivering meaningful unity in a fractured world. BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 – As the…
Iran–US War Day 35: Bridge Strike Escalates Conflict as Oil Prices Surge and April 6 Deadline Approaches THURSDAY, 3 APRIL 2026 | DAY 35 OF OPERATION EPIC FURY | UPDATED EDITION Editor’s Note This edition was delayed from 2 April and updated on the morning of 3 April to include the most significant overnight developments….
Iran–US War Day 32: Trump Sets April 6 Energy Deadline as Hormuz Crisis and Red Sea Threat Expand Conflict MONDAY, 31 MARCH 2026 | DAY 32 OF OPERATION EPIC FURY Editor’s Note This is an updated edition of the 30 March briefing, refreshed on 31 March to incorporate President Donald Trump’s April 6 energy infrastructure…
BY TNS NEWS TEAMEdition No. 2 | Saturday, March 28, 2026 KUALA LUMPUR: The fourth week of the Iran–United States war delivered a cascade of geopolitical shocks, market turmoil and global policy debates, underscoring how a single regional conflict is now reverberating across diplomacy, financial markets, technology governance and international sport. From a failed ceasefire…
